Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan

In this historical novel Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces his busiest season during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.

Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, Keegan offers an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and empathy.